Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-12-19
THE WAR SCARE NOT OvER.
Impersans Military Councils Hcla NJ
BERLIN and Vienna

Berlin and vienna.
Berlin special cablegram says that on satur-
day the emperor held an informal council on the
military situation. Prince William, Gen. Won
Moltke, Gen. Won Schellendorf, Count Won walder-
see, and Gen. AlbedyH were present The council,
which lasted two hours, Is understood TO have had
@ special bearing on sundays military council at
Vienna. Whatever measure was there adopted will
be taken in consonance with concerted plan for
q demonstration against Russia.
Reports have reached the Berlin war once which
describe the Austrian defense works In Galicia as
neglected, while the movement Of the Russian
troops show an accurate knowledge OF the weak
points for attack. These statements, which were
sent 70 Vienna, have stung the war Office there
into night and day activity. No news Is permitted
is known tn & the railways in the direction OF era
COW, Iaroslav, Lemberg and the Przemysi functions
are overworked By the trafiic in men and war ma
terfalS Major Defines, military attache at the
German legation in Vienna, spends hours daily at
the war ONCE In consultation with chiefs OF de-
partments. All measures that are decided upon
are communicated TO the Berlin authorities
through Major Defines, and the inspiration Of Count
Won Moltke Is supposed to guide the Austrian
Government circles, both In Berlin and vienna,
are becoming convinced that the allies mean TO
attack Russia early In the spring. Military circles
are OF the opinion that It win be opened within
two months
DR.. Trefort, Hungarian minister Of public in.
s th az ass
while everybody believed the country to be on the
verge OF war, he doubted that an outbreak would
although an ardent partisan OF peace, to declare
his doubt OF Its being maintained. DR.. Ire
fort declared that the blame for the origin OF war;
Il y IL comes would be due to the encroachments OF
Russian PanSlavism.
The Pesther-Ltoyd, the organ Of Herr Won Tisza,
the Hungarian premier, contends for the necessity
linz To- ha NJ
and SO rectify the frontier as TO disable ner from
causing further trouble In Europe. A large Po-
land must be created. including volhynia and Pc
dollA up to the right bank OF the Dnfeper, with
kien as frontier fortress and odessa as a mill
tary post.
From Constantinople reports come that under
ambassador the porte is hastily ending the forti-
ncat1ons on the Bosphorus, and that German en-
gineers are supervising the work.
war department is supplying the troops with
special ammunition pouches for Berdan rifles,
which VIII enable each man to fire fourteen shots
per minute. The projected alteration In the rifle
was abandoned, so the dispatches say, because, In
view Of the gravity Of the situation 1t was thought
there would not be SUFFICIENT time to make the
change.
THE MILITARY COUNCIL AT VIENNA
The military council at Vienna Sunday was pre-
sided over by Emperor Francis Joseph. The
council resolved that the unexpended portion of the
credit OF 90 500 900 forms voted last spring shall
be applied for the purpose Of equipment and con-
centratfon OF troops In Galicia. No increase of
the forces in Galicia has yet been decided upon,
and II there is no further augmentation OF Russian
troops on the frontier Austria will adhere to the
policy OF observation. Another military coun-
ell has been summoned for to-day 1t
Is semi-oficially, stated that the cabinet
shares In the belief that good relations with
Russia will be maintained No difference exists
except with respect TO Bulgaria Austria is ready
to assist In pacic solution OF the question: but the
announcement In the Inuatide Russo that Russia
projects whole series OF military measures Of
which the recent increase OF forces in Poland Is
only part, en1ons Increased military vigilance.
Austria must keep pace With Russian plans. Count
Won TAFT and Herr Won Tisza agree that the sum-
moning OF the delegations In the meantime would
be inOpportune.
The Berlin National Zeifung says that Gen. Won
Schwein1tz, the German ambassador to Russia, re-
turns to 81 Petersburg with concIliatOry instruc-
lions. Prince Bismarck, the paper says, counsels
Austria, In strengthening her military position to
avoid giving prov0cation to Russia 1t Is officially
explained that the court circular announcing
meeting yesterday between the emperor and Count
Won M0ltke and others created the erroneous i'm
preston that military council had been held
The emperor, 1t is stated, did not hold council,
but merely gave reception TO Gen. Won Moltke
and other officers.